Philippines lifts ban on new open-pit mines
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) - The Philippines has lifted a four-year ban on new open-pit mines, an official said Wednesday, in…
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At least 70 missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine: rescue team
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- At least 70 people were missing and one confirmed dead on Wednesday following a landslide at…
4 years ago
Thousands block roads in Serbia to protest mining project
BELGRADE, Serbia (AFP) - Thousands of demonstrators blocked major roads across Serbia Saturday as anger swelled over a government-backed plan…
4 years ago
Greenland passes law banning uranium mining
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) - Greenland's parliament voted Tuesday to ban uranium mining and exploration in the vast Danish territory, following through…
4 years ago
Rio Tinto says to ‘halve’ emissions by 2030
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia-based mining giant Rio Tinto on Wednesday announced plans to cut direct carbon emissions 50 percent…
4 years ago
Green energy springs from abandoned UK coalmine
by Olivier DEVOS Agence France-Presse Dawdon coalmine in northeast England was abandoned three decades ago, but is being brought back…
5 years ago
In Siberia, a copper mine hopes to become a global energy pivot
by Andrea PALASCIANO Agence France-Presse UDOKAN, Russia (AFP) - In 1949, a Soviet expedition in Siberia was looking for uranium…
5 years ago
Conservation meet mulls moratorium on deep sea mining
by Laure FILLON Agence France-Presse MARSEILLE, France (AFP) - The world's top conservation forum will vote this week on whether…
5 years ago
Mystery stones spark diamond rush in poor South African region
by Claire DOYEN KWALHATHI, South Africa (AFP) -- Single mother Lihle Magudulela spat out a mouthful of dirt as she…
5 years ago
Seven killed in landslide at Indonesia gold mine
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least seven people were killed and one reported missing after a landslide at an Indonesian…
5 years ago
President Duterte lifts ban on new mining deals
(Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted the ban on granting new mine agreements in a bid to spur…
5 years ago
Search on for 11 trapped in illegal goldmine in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Rescuers were working against the clock to rescue 11 people trapped in a flooded illegal goldmine…
5 years ago
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